The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 392 Coal Can Be Mined Again
Guo Tu was ordered by Yuan Shao to send [-] sets of armor to Pengcheng.

If these armors are assigned to the army, they don't think there are too many, but if they are stored in the treasury, it will take a long time to count them.

From the time Guo Tu entered the city, until the setting sun was setting, Cang Cao led the small officials to complete the counting and inspection.

When he came to Lu Su, Cangcao said: "Duke Lu, we have checked clearly that there is not a set of inferior armor, and every set is of high quality. And the number of [-] sets is enough."

Lu Su nodded: "You have worked hard, first put the armor in the treasury, and I will report it to the Marquis of Chu."

He mentioned Lu Bu, and Guo Tu asked again: "Is it time for Zijing to lead me to see General Lu?"

"It's getting late, Mr. Guo, are you sure you want to see Marquis Chu now?" Lu Su asked him.

"Of course I'm going now." Guo Tu replied: "General Lu has a lot of affairs every day. If he doesn't go now, he doesn't know when he will have the opportunity to ask for a meeting."

"Mr. Guo sent the armor. No matter how busy the Marquis of Chu is, he will find time to meet him." Lu Su replied, "But if Mr. Guo really intends to go now, I can recommend you."

"I came to Pengcheng by the order of my lord, but I can't delay." Guo Tu said: "I also ask Zijing to lead me to seek an audience."

When Guo Tu came to Pengcheng, Lu Su took him to count and inspect the armor in the treasury, while Lu Bu went to the coal mine accompanied by Sun Ce.

After confirming that there was a lot of coal in storage, Lu Bu and Sun Ce returned to Pengcheng.

When they returned to Pengcheng, the setting sun had not yet set.

When he arrived at the official residence, Lu Bu didn't go to the backyard, but went directly to the front hall.

"It's not too early, and there should be nothing important about this meeting." Following Lu Bu into the front hall, Sun Ce asked suspiciously, "Why is Marquis Chu here?"

"Is there anything wrong with coming here?" Lu Bu smiled slightly and asked Sun Ce back.

"It's not that there's anything wrong with it." Sun Ce replied, "I just think that Marquis Chu should go back to the back garden to rest first. There isn't even a place to lie down in the front hall..."

"Guo Tu and others will come later, I don't know them very well, so I can't meet them in the study." Lu Bu said: "You can accompany me here to talk, maybe they should come when it gets dark gone."

"Guo Tu has already arrived in Pengcheng, and the armor has been handed over to the treasury. Could it be that he is still worried about the Marquis of Chu?" Sun Ce said, "I think even if he wants to come, it should be tomorrow. The reason for asking to see?"

"Yuan Shao would not have sent Guo Tu if he hadn't been in a hurry to send coal to Hebei." Lu Bu replied, "Since it's a matter of urgency, Guo Tu will of course come to see me after counting the armor."

"Why is Yuan Shao in such a hurry for coal?" Sun Ce frowned slightly, and said not quite clearly: "The Hebei family has a big business, and he must have a lot of ordnance in his treasury. It will take time..."

"It is precisely because it will take time that he is in a hurry." Lu Bu said, "Yuan Shao is actually very clear that he can watch the battle against Cao Cao. Once the victory is drawn between me and Cao Cao, the winning side will have The strength to compete with the Yuan family. The battle between the Yuan family in Hebei and the winning side will start in the near future. Instead of thinking about preparing armaments at that time, it is better to start preparing now. When the battle comes, they will not worry about more sophisticated armaments use."

"No wonder Yuan Shao is willing to exchange [-] sets of armor for coal." Sun Ce said: "In this way, we really dug a big hole for ourselves by giving him the coal."

"We know it's a pit, but we have to jump." Lu Bu said: "Fortunately, coal is inexhaustible for us. If the Yuan family wants coal, they must give us corresponding benefits. Now the world is in chaos, If they really only sent copper coins, I have to think about what I can buy with these copper coins? Recruit soldiers and horses? How many people still care about the amount of copper coins? Buying armaments? It seems inappropriate. It is the most cost-effective for us The thing is to get armor and weapons from the Yuan family. The arsenal has just been built, and it has not been able to cast enough ordnance for the army. I have formed an alliance with Yuan Benchu, and we both have things that the other needs. We get them from Hebei. It's a perfect fit for us in the short term."

"The arsenal doesn't know when it will be able to provide enough ordnance for the army." Sun Ce said, "If this progress is made, they won't be able to produce anything decent in half a year..."

"It won't take half a year, three months is enough." Lu Bu said: "Now the entire arsenal is shut down, just because there are too few skilled craftsmen there, and the newly sent ones are all without special skills. It still takes time to teach these people's skills. Day. When these people have learned the skills, our arsenal will no longer be just a display."

"Three months?" Sun Ce shook his head: "Skills cannot be learned in two or three months..."

"Of course the whole set of abilities cannot be learned in two or three months." Lu Bu smiled slightly: "However, for those who have just arrived recently, what they have to learn is only one of the abilities. If you concentrate on learning the same ability, as long as you are not naturally dumb, You can get started in two or three months."

"What does Marquis Chu mean, after two or three months, the so-called assembly line can be put into use?" Sun Ce asked.

"Of course." Lu Bu replied, "The assembly line is different from craftsmen completing something alone. It has a fixed template. The people who work there only need to assemble things according to the fixed routine, and finally it becomes a piece of art." Useful ordnance. I took you to the arsenal and asked Zhang Shiping to change the manufacturing process into an assembly line. It was not completely unreasonable."

"The Marquis of Chu thinks it makes sense, of course he can't be wrong." Ever since he voted for Lu Bu, Sun Ce often saw surprises, and he already had an almost superstitious trust in Lu Bu.

Therefore, even if Lu Bu said something, even if he thought it was impossible, he would not question it further.

As the two talked, the sky gradually darkened.

A guard entered the front hall and lit all the oil lamps in the house.

The front hall is very spacious, and there are many shelves for oil lamps.

All the oil lamps were lit, and the room was suddenly brightly lit, in stark contrast to the darkened sky outside.

"It's already getting late, I don't think Guo Tu and others will come again." Sun Ce said to Lu Bu: "Why don't Chu Hou go back to the backyard to rest first, if they really come, I'll just push them back. "

"If Guo Tu comes to ask for an interview, we really can't push him back." Lu Bu said, "He sent us armor. If I don't meet him, I'm afraid I will leave something for Yuan Shao. In the future, he can also Do everything you can to discredit me."

"If Guo Tu doesn't come all night, is it possible that the Marquis of Chu will have to wait for him all night?" Sun Ce said, "I still think that he may not be very requesting to see you today..."

Before Sun Ce could finish his sentence, a guard came to the door: "Report to the Marquis of Chu, Lu Zijing led Guo Tu and Cui Yan to ask for an audience."

"How?" Lu Bu grinned at Sun Ce, "I knew they would definitely come."

"I really convinced them." Sun Ce shook his head: "It's already night, and I can't go back to the gymnasium to rest well, but I have to come to see Chuhou at this time. No matter how important coal is, there is no rush for one night."

"Their mood is the same as when we were in a hurry to get armor." Lu Bu said, "I am the most considerate of others, and Bo Fu doesn't need to say much, you go to greet them for me and invite them to the front hall to talk. "

Sun Ce agreed, and after he withdrew, Lu Bu ordered the guards again: "Prepare some tea, I will have a good talk with Guo Tu and others here tonight."

Not to mention that Lu Bu was waiting in the front hall, but that Sun Ce came out to greet him, and approaching the main gate of the mansion, he saw Lu Su waiting there with a few people.

Although it was night and there were still twenty or thirty steps away from Lu Su and the others, Sun Ce could still see that Yuan Shang was not here.

He didn't know whether Guo Tu was on Yuan Shang's side in Yuan's house, and Yuan Shang even disliked him even more than Lu Bu and Sun Ce.

So Cui Yan accompanied Guo Tu to meet Lu Bu, but Yuan Shang went back to the library first.

Going up to meet Lu Su and others, Sun Ce asked, "Zijing, I heard you brought Guo Gong and Cui Gong here?"

He was waiting there with Guo Tu and Cui Yan, when Lu Su heard Sun Ce's words, he bowed his hands and said, "General Bo Fu, Guo Gong and Cui Gong are eager to see the Marquis of Chu, although I know it's getting late, I have no choice but to bring them here. Also ask the general to report on your behalf."

"The Marquis of Chu has been waiting in the front hall for a long time, and it was he who asked me to come to welcome the two of you." Sun Ce bowed his hands to Guo Tu and Cui Yan: "You two, please come with me."

Following Sun Ce, Guo Tu looked at him from behind, and asked, "Dare to ask, is this general Sun Bofu who dominated Jiangdong back then?"

"Zha Jiangdong dare not say that I am Sun Ce." Sun Ce replied first, and then asked Guo Tu and Cui Yan: "It's getting late, and you two are here to see the Marquis of Chu at this time, is there something special? Do you have to make it clear tonight?"

"The armor has been delivered to Pengcheng, so it's not important to the Marquis of Chu." Guo Tu asked Sun Ce.

"Of course it's important." Sun Ce said, "But when the armor arrives, you don't have to worry about being looted halfway. I heard that the treasury has been taken away, and the two of you came here to inform Marquis Chu. It's really troublesome. "

Sun Ce deliberately took the topic off topic, how could Guo Tu and Cui Yan not hear it?

Neither of them responded, and accompanied by Lu Su, they followed Sun Ce to the front hall.

When they arrived outside the front hall, Sun Ce said to the two of them, "You two, please wait here for a while, and I will report to the Marquis of Chu right away."

"Thank you, General." Guo Tu and Cui Yan cupped their hands together to express their gratitude.

After entering the front hall, Sun Ce said to Lu Bu who was waiting there, "Marquis Chu, Guo Tu and Cui Yan are waiting outside the door."

"Invite them to come in." Lu Bu ordered in a very flat tone, as if he had heard a very unimportant matter.

Sun Ce turned around and retreated, but after a while, he led Lu Su, Guo Tu and Cui Yan into the front hall.

Guo Tu and Cui Yan walked in, and Lu Bu stood up and smiled slightly and cupped his hands at them: "I have heard that the armor was transported to Pengcheng. Cui Gong recently mediated it, and Guo Gong personally supervised the transportation. Both of you have worked hard."

"I don't dare to say it's hard work for my lord." After returning the gift, Guo Tu asked Lu Bu: "We have already delivered what General Lu asked the lord to ask for. I wonder if General Lu has everything that the lord wants? "

"To tell you the truth, I went to the coal mine today just for this matter." Lu Bu said, "I counted the coal stored in the coal mine there, and calculated it. In terms of value, it is better than the armor given by Yuan Gong." Much more valuable."

"I wonder what General Lu meant by saying that?" Cui Yan asked Lu Bu.

"It's not interesting." Lu Bu said: "Earlier, Cui Gong said that you should buy coal at a price corresponding to the armor. I thought about it, Yuan Gong is also very affectionate to me, if I still care about such a little gain and loss, wouldn't it be Let Yuan Gong down. I have already told the coal mine how much coal is stored there, and the two of you will take all of them back to Hebei. Shid to not give coal.

The two of them never expected that Lu Bu would be so generous that he offered to send all the coal stored in the mine to Yuan Shao.

Glancing at each other, they both saw the look of guard against fraud in Du Fang's eyes.

"General Lu is so magnanimous, my lord will be very happy if he knows." Guo Tu said, "I just don't know how much coal is stored in the coal mine now?"

"A lot." Lu Bu replied first, and then asked them: "Do you think I will deliberately withhold the coal prepared for Yuan Gong?"

"No!" Cui Yan quickly replied: "General Lu and the lord have already reached an alliance, how could they do such a thing? We just feel that coal is very expensive nowadays, if there is too much, I am afraid that General Lu will take it away. It will hurt."

Lu Bu laughed, and said to the two of them: "Compared with Yuan Gong's friendship, what is coal? If there is more coal in storage, I am willing to give all of it to Yuan Gong. You know, [-] sets of armor are troublesome. I have been fighting for a long time. The battle against Cao Cao was due to the delay of these armors. The relationship between me and Cao Cao has long been at odds. If I don’t kill him, he will definitely try to kill me. The armor is delivered, I don’t have to sit still, coal can be mined again, and fighter opportunities don’t come at any time.”

"General Lu is really sensible." Guo Tu asked, "When can I take us to see the coal?"

"The coal mine is still outside the city. It's too late today. How about going early tomorrow morning?" Lu Bu said, "I'll ask Bo Fu to invite the two of you tomorrow morning. I hope you two won't oversleep because of being too sleepy." .”

"Don't worry, General Lu, the reason we came to Pengcheng this time is coal." Guo Tu replied bluntly: "The general is willing to accompany us to the coal mine. How could we be delayed because we slept through the hour?"

(End of this chapter)